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A body affiliated with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned a recent Swiss referendum on banning the covering of the face in public places.The Independent Permanent Commission for Human Rights of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (IPHRC)…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, called on states and governments not to hand over any opposition from countries complaining of lack of transparency and democracy, calling for adherence to the relevant decisions of the International Human Rights Council.In a…

An academic at the American University of New York confirmed that the Charter of Republican Values in France unfairly leads to the incrimination of all Muslims.Professor of History and Political Science, Richard Wolin, said that after its ratification, this decision…

Shia and Sunni Muslim scholars in India issued a fatwa against former chief of UP Shia central Waqf Board, Waseem Rizvi, who has racked up a controversy by moving a plea before the Supreme Court (SC) to remove 26 Quranic…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, confirmed that Yemen is on the verge of abyss due to the Coronavirus pandemic.In a statement received by Shia Waves, the organization warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in the war-stricken country of Yemen, stressing…

A Muslim child was allegedly thrashed by a man identified as Shringi Nandan Yadav for drinking water inside a temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. A disturbing video of the incident has gone viral on social media.In the video, the accused,…

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told an emotional memorial service marking two years since the Christchurch mosque attacks that the country had “a duty” to support its Muslim community.Hundreds of people turned out for the service, held amid tight…

At least 8 people were killed and 47 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in Herat Province, in western Afghanistan.Government officials expected that the death toll from the explosion that destroyed 14 homes would rise as a number of…

Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the face covering burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population.Minister for public security Sarath Weerasekera told…

A recent Denmark law to limit foreign donations to mosques has aroused discontent with Muslims in the country, amid fears of a mentality of marginalization and prohibitions dominating policies relating to immigrants and foreigners.The Danish Islamic Society criticized the law…